All MyTaskHelper field types

Using MyTaskHelper you can create any web form with different fields types. In this blog post you will find a description of all available field types.

All fields are sorted by four types: Standard fields, Advanced, Dividers, Login Query Engine.

Standard fields Single line Multiple line Number Decimal DropDown Radio Button CheckBox Date Date & Time File upload

Advanced Image Formula Birthday Boolean Language U.S. States Country Time Zone Table Auto-increment

Dividers Description text Section heading    Login Query Engine Login Password

See screenshot below to learn how to add a new field to the web form. You just need to enter a field name and select a field type from the drop down box. You can always change a field type and a field name. Just click on the field name text or field type text and change it. 

 

 

Please, see a detailed description below: 

Standard fields

Single line

In this field you can enter a text in one line. This field type is used to input short text messages.

 

 

Multiple line

This field type is used to input a long text in a multiple line without any limits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 This is a numeric field type. Please, notice that it is used only to enter numbers.

 

 

Decimal

Decimal field type is similar to the Number field, the Decimal field also accepts decimal numbers.

 

 

 

Drop Down

 Using a Drop Down field type you can select one item from the list. By default the first item is selected.

Question: What is your favorite football team?

Drop down list:

• MU 
• Arsenal 
• Chelsea

By deafult MU will be selected.

 

Radio Button

Radio Button (Multiple Choice). User can select only one element from the box.

For example:

Question: Do you like this web service?

Radio Button box: 

• Yes
• No
• I don't know

 

CheckBox

User can select one item from the box, all items or nothing.

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Using pop up calendar and your mouse you can easily select a needed date. Date format always can be changed. 

 

Date & Time
 

Using pop up calendar and your mouse you can easily select a needed time. Time format always can be changed.   

 

 

File upload

Using this field type you can upload a form file of any size or type into the web. By default attached file limit is 10 MB. You can always change it. Please read about File Upload type validation.

Advanced

Image

 

Using this field type you can upload a form image of any size or type to the web. By default attached image limit is 10 MB. You can always change it. Please read about File Upload type validation.

 

 

 

 

Image field options:

- You can set a limit for each file upload;

- You can select file types from a list of file extensions you would like to allow for upload;

- Url options (when you click on image):

                  - Open Full size Image in a new window;

                  - Open Record Widget;

                  - Do nothing;

                  - Open URL located in URL field (single line field type with URL validation required);

- Default Image size (width, height).

 

 

 

Formula

Formula field type is used to add, subtract, multiply, divide the  fields value.

 

Birthday

Used for birthday date input. You can see user's age in the spreadsheed.

 

 

Boolean

 

It's a logical type. You can select only yes/no.

 

 

 

 

Language

It's a drop down list of language names. You can use this list composed by MyTaskHelper or create  your own. Use a drop down field type to create a language list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. States

It's a drop down list of U.S. States names. You can use this list composed by MyTaskHelper or create  your own. Use a drop down field type to create a U.S. States list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country

It's a drop down list of country names. You can use this list composed by MyTaskHelper or create  your own. Use a drop down field type to create a country list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Zone

 

It's a drop down list of time zone names. You can use this list composed by MyTaskHelper or create your own. Use a drop down field type to create a time zone list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table

 

Read blog post to learn how to add a Table to the web form.

 

 

 

 

Auto-increment

 

This field type is an addition to the existing fields in the spreadsheet. The autoincrement field value is generated automatically. You can change the initial value and step.

In MyTaskHelper the autoincrement field - is the numeric field in which you can enter the value of the increasing numerical sequence.

Dividers

Description text

Using this field type you can embed any text into the form.

Section heading

Login Query Engine

Login
Password

You can read all detailed information about Login Query Engine functionality in this blog post.

14.04.2009 Igor Petrushenko